Performances at Glyndebourne 4 - 26 October
This year Glyndebourne celebrates its 80th anniversary. Although the Tour began some years after our summer Festival, the stories that are emerging from the past eight decades highlight how central it has become to both audiences and artists – bringing world-class performances to people across the UK and offering wonderful opportunities for the next generation of international singers. If you are new to Glyndebourne, welcome – we hope you’ll have a memorable first encounter. In Tour 2014 you’ll find exceptional and affordable opera, delivered with the same commitment to quality that marks all of Glyndebourne’s work. Of this year’s productions, La traviata and La finta giardiniera both come direct from the Festival – one operatic classic and one lesser-known gem – while our third offering, The Turn of the Screw, brings Britten’s classic ghost story back to the Tour in Jonathan Kent’s highly acclaimed production. Don’t miss our range of additional activities, including the special Family Day for younger audiences – find out more on page 16.
Enjoy this magical performance
To our loyal Tour audience, especially Tour Supporters, thank you – your enduring support ensures that this vital part of our work continues to thrive. We hope you’ll enjoy the mix of new and established productions, and that opportunity to be the first to spot some of opera’s rising stars.
Giuseppe Verdi
La traviata
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
La finta giardiniera
Benjamin Britten
The Turn of the Screw
Tour 2014 would also not be possible without the financial support we receive from Arts Council England and the Daily Mail. Their shared understanding of what the Tour offers makes our vision a reality, and we are extremely grateful to them. David Pickard General Director
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For Verdi it was a subject of intense personal significance. He and the singer Giuseppina Strepponi lived together for ten years before they married, enduring the objections of those who viewed her as a woman of no worth or moral standing. Violetta, the fallen woman of the title, is a vividly real, flesh-and-blood creation. She suffers from the consumption which will inevitably kill her but which, in the view of the time, brought with it a feverish intensity and heightened erotic impulse. Life, for her, is to be grasped with both hands and lived to the full.
The character is based on Marie Duplessis, mistress of Alexandre Dumas fils, who fictionalised her in his novel La Dame aux camélias. When another writer, Marcel Proust, saw La traviata, he wrote: ‘It’s a work which goes straight to my heart. Verdi has given it the style it lacked … for a dramatic work to touch popular sentiment the addition of music is essential.’ That music was written by Verdi at the peak of his powers. It is lyrical, heartbreaking and unforgettable, appealing directly to the emotions and resulting in an opera that invents itself anew for every generation.
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Sung in Italian with English supertitles Conductor............................. David Afkham / Jeremy Bines (5, 8 Nov; 9, 10 Dec) Director........................................Tom Cairns Designer......................... Hildegard Bechtler Choreographer .......................... Aletta Collins Lighting Designer..................Peter Mumford The Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra The Glyndebourne Chorus
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Cast includes
Violetta Valéry................ Irina Dubrovskaya / Kishani Jayasinghe (29 Oct; 1 Nov; 5 Dec) Alfredo Germont..............Zach Borichevsky / Emanuele D’Aguanno (22, 29 Oct; 1 Nov; 6 Dec) Giorgio Germont..............Roman Burdenko / Evez Abdulla (29 Oct; all performances in Nov; 9, 10 Dec) Baron Douphol �����������������������������Eddie Wade Flora Bervoix �������������������������� Lauren Easton The performance lasts approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one interval of 20 minutes.
Kick-off (1942) by Erwin Blumenfeld. © The estate of Erwin Blumenfeld. Reproduced with permission.
La traviata A new production from the 2014 Festival
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La traviata, the fallen woman. Does that phrase still have relevance today?
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La finta giardiniera The first performance of this opera took place in January 1775, a few weeks before the composer’s 19th birthday. Mozart’s brilliance flowered astonishingly early and all his brightest powers of invention are on display here.
Mozart contrives dazzling music around a plot which alternates between high comedy and serious drama. Seven characters, each in search of true love, enter a maze of delusion and confusion, from which they emerge sadder but wiser.
Before the opera begins Sandrina, the Marchesa Violante, has been attacked and left for dead by her jealous lover, Belfiore. Disguising herself as a gardener, she enters the employment of a small-town mayor and the scene is set for a complex tale of mistaken identity, thwarted passion and heartbreak.
There is a deep uneasiness that lies beneath all this complexity, tipping some of the characters into genuine madness. Is Sandrina mad to want Belfiore back when he has tried to kill her? Does she try to drive him insane as part of the price he has to pay for their ultimate reconciliation? Does love make everyone crazy?
A new production from the 2014 Festival
CAST INCLUDES
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
The Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra The performance lasts approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes, including one interval of 20 minutes. glyndebourne.com/tour14finta
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Edited by Gernot Gruber and Alfred Orel (Neue MozartAusgabe). Published by Bärenreiter-Verlag, Kassel represented by Faber Music, London.
© Deborah Turbeville from Unseen Versailles
Conductor.............................Christopher Moulds Director............................. Frederic Wake-Walker Designer.................................. Antony McDonald Lighting Designer ��������������������������������Lucy Carter
Don Anchise (Il Podestà)......... Timothy Robinson Sandrina (La Marchesa Violante)............Rosa Feola Arminda....................................Elenore Marguerre Belfiore..................................................... Enea Scala Ramiro..................................................Hanna Hipp Serpetta......................................... Eliana Pretorian Nardo................................................Mattia Olivieri
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The Turn of the Screw B en jamin B r itten The Turn of the Screw Festival 2011, Alastair Muir
‘The ceremony of innocence is drowned.’ These words, taken from a poem by WB Yeats, are the central motif for Benjamin Britten’s opera. Two children are at the core of the story, Miles and Flora. Has their innocence been fatally corrupted? Have they become possessed by malign forces? Are they essentially evil? Based on the story by Henry James, the opera draws on every nuance of the original’s insidious subtlety, its depiction of a strangely disturbed atmosphere, of hidden horrors and ambiguities. There are ghosts but are they real manifestations or have they been conjured up by the disturbed imagination of the governess who has been appointed to look after the children?
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Twining itself throughout the work is the music that Britten writes for the children, deceptively simple and hauntingly strange and sinister. Nursery rhymes become incantations and the familiar words of psalms from the Bible are disturbingly distorted. The screw turns and keeps turning, ever tighter… Described by the Independent on Sunday as ‘one of Glyndebourne’s most provocative and accomplished productions’, The Turn of the Screw was first seen as part of Tour 2006 and is revived with a cast of rising stars including award-winning Welsh soprano Natalya Romaniw in the role of the Governess and Jerwood Young Artist (2010) Anthony Gregory as Peter Quint.
A revival of the 2006 Tour production Sung in English with supertitles Conductor..............................................Leo McFall Director..........................................Jonathan Kent Revival Director.......................... Francesca Gilpin Designer.............................................. Paul Brown Lighting Designer.......................Mark Henderson
Cast includes
Prologue/Peter Quint ����������������� Anthony Gregory Governess................................... Natalya Romaniw Mrs Grose.............................................Anne Mason Miss Jessel.......................................... Miranda Keys
The Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra The performance lasts approximately 2 hours, including one interval of 20 minutes. glyndebourne.com/tour14screw
Performed by kind permission of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd.
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Pre-performance talk available, see page 15 for details
How and when to book Glyndebourne Tour Supporters Return your postal or online applications by Monday 28 April.
Date
Opera
Time
Saturday 4
La traviata
4.00pm
Sunday 5
La finta giardiniera
4.00pm
Tuesday 7
La traviata
7.00pm
Thursday 9
La finta giardiniera
7.00pm
Saturday 11
La traviata
4.00pm
Friday 17
La traviata
7.00pm
Saturday 18
The Turn of the Screw
4.00pm
Sunday 19
La finta giardiniera
4.00pm
General public
Tuesday 21
The Turn of the Screw
7.00pm
Wednesday 22
La traviata
4.00pm
Booking opens on Monday 9 June
Thursday 23
La finta giardiniera
4.00pm
Friday 24
The Turn of the Screw
7.00pm
Saturday 25
La traviata
4.00pm
Study event available, see page 15 for details Family Day: specially priced children’s tickets and familyfriendly events available for this performance, see page 12 for details Early mid-week start time
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Become a Tour Supporter now – join online at glyndebourne.com/tour Groups parties of 12 or more Booking opens on Monday 12 May by telephone only on +44 (0)1273 815 000.
Online at glyndebourne.com from 8.00am By telephone on +44 (0)1273 815 000 from 10.00am Half Price Concessions Available from Monday 28 July. See page 12 for eligibility.
When booking please note: Sightlines Some seats have a restricted view of the stage. Tickets for these seats are clearly marked and priced accordingly. Supertitles Not all seats have a clear view, so if supertitles are important to your enjoyment of the performance please let the Box Office know when booking your tickets. Access requirements We want to make your Glyndebourne experience as enjoyable as possible. When booking please give the Box Office advance notice if: • You have access requirements • You will require a reserved parking space close to the auditorium • You wish to borrow a wheelchair Wheelchair access to the auditorium is only available at Foyer Circle level, although there is lift access to all levels. A number of adapted toilets are available. Please note that customers who use a wheelchair and who require assistance must be accompanied by a companion. Hearing support The auditorium is equipped with a sound enhancement system. Receivers may be borrowed from the House Manager’s Office.
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Assistance dogs Assistance dogs are welcome and can be taken into the auditorium. We cannot, however, look after any assistance dogs during a performance, nor should they be left in vehicles. glyndebourne.com 11
Concessions From Monday 28 July, tickets priced at £37 or above (La finta giardiniera, The Turn of the Screw) / £42 (La traviata Monday - Friday) / £47 (La traviata Saturday - Sunday) will be available at half price for the following groups: under 18s; full-time students; registered disabled (and a companion); and those in receipt of Jobseekers’ Allowance, Income Support or Pension Credit. Proof of eligibility is required. Please note that only one discount may be claimed per person. All offers are limited and may be withdrawn. Aged under 30? Supported by the New Generation Programme Aged 16 – 29? Join G<30 for FREE and we’ll send you regular emails with offers throughout the year, including tickets at substantially reduced prices for performances at Glyndebourne, as well as for partner organisations. Register at glyndebourne.com/under30. Please remember to bring identification with you to the performance; you may be asked for proof that you are 29 years or younger when you attend with a G<30 ticket.
Family tickets Supported by the New Generation Programme For the performance of La traviata on Saturday 11 October, children’s tickets are available for only £10 each when one or more full price ticket is also purchased at £47 or above. The children’s ticket will be allocated in the same price band as the full price ticket(s) and is available to under 18s only. On page 16 you’ll find information about the special Family Day that all family ticket holders are invited to, which gives all ages a peek behind the scenes and helps prepare the whole family for the opera you’re about to see. We think that La traviata will be enjoyed by anyone aged eight and above. Returns club Missed out on tickets? To receive email notifications of returned tickets throughout the year, join our FREE Returns Club. Register at glyndebourne.com/returns or call the Box Office.
Seating and ticket prices To view a seating plan of the Glyndebourne auditorium, visit glyndebourne.com La finta giardiniera & The Turn of the Screw, all La traviata performances Mon - Fri
La traviata Sat - Sun
Stalls / Foyer Circle
£61 £52
£66 £57
£71 £62
Foyer Circle Sides *
£37
£42
£47
Circle
£61 £52
£66 £57
£71 £62
Circle Sides *
£27
£32
£37
Upper Circle
£37 £27
£42 £32
£47 £37
Slips *
£27 £18
£32 £23
£37 £28
Standing *
£8
£10
£10
Circle Boxes G H I J
£52
£57
£62
Centre Boxes B C D E
£61
£66
£71
Centre Boxes A F
£61 £52
£66 £57
£71 £62
£37
£42
£47
* Please note that some seats in these areas may have a restricted view of the stage or supertitles. This will be indicated when booking seats online or by telephone.
Boxes
Side Boxes 4 5 8 9
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ACCESS 6 wheelchair spaces are available at Foyer Circle level: La finta giardiniera & The Turn of the Screw 2 spaces at £52 4 spaces in Side Boxes 4 5 8 9 at £37
La traviata Sat & Sun 2 spaces at £62 4 spaces in Side Boxes 4 5 8 9 at £47
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La traviata Mon – Fri 2 spaces at £57 4 spaces in Side Boxes 4 5 8 9 at £42
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Enrich your experience and discover more Make the most of Glyndebourne before, during and after your visit – from pre-performance talks to a visit to our shop, Glyndebourne has a range of ‘extras’ to enhance your experience. EXTRA EVENTS
Tickets for the study event and pre-performance talks can be booked online at glyndebourne.com or by telephone on +44 (0)1273 815 000. Study event
Tour cinema screenings
La finta giardiniera Sunday 19 October, 10.30am – 3.30pm Tickets £16 (£10 concessions)
Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen
This year Melly Still’s playful production of Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen provides the perfect Sunday afternoon escape for all the family…
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Melly Still’s ‘colourful and joyous’ (Wall Street Journal) Festival 2012 interpretation makes the Vixen’s encounter with life in the forest both heart breaking and humorous, and painfully real.
Lunch is available and can be booked separately through Leith’s Reservations on +44 (0)1273 812 510. From June further details can be found at diningatglyndebourne.com
Screenings near Glyndebourne Sunday 12 October, 4.00pm Duke’s @ Komedia, Brighton Sunday 26 October, 3.00pm The Picture House Uckfield For information about screenings near other Tour locations, visit glyndebourne.com
Pre-performance talks Ebert Room Our 2014 repertoire is rich in inspiration for pre-performance talks, our bite-sized introductions to the operas. Each talk is presented by an operatic expert, lasts 30 minutes and costs £5. La traviata Tuesday 7 October 6.00pm
Photo: Jo Wettern
Perhaps the only opera to be inspired by a newspaper cartoon strip, every morning Janáček would catch up with the latest exploits of the mischievous vixen Bystrouška. He became such a dedicated follower of her adventures that he responded with an outpouring of music which evokes the
Dig deeper into one of this year’s new productions, Mozart’s rarely-performed La finta giardiniera. Led by operatic experts with members of the production team and singers from the Glyndebourne Chorus, our study event will provide you with specialist insight into the opera.
wooded rolling hills of the composer’s homeland of Moravia.
Photo: Jo Wettern
Extend your Tour 2014 experience by enjoying Glyndebourne on screen as well as on stage this autumn – our cinema screenings, in selected Tour locations, give you access to works which, because of their scale, Glyndebourne will never be able to take on the road.
Ebert Room
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Dining at Glyndebourne
Family Day ‘It was honestly one of the most enjoyable days out we have ever had... Actually standing on the stage will be a memory that we will all keep for the rest of our lives.’ Feedback from our Tour 2013 Family Day Following the success of last year’s Family Day, on Saturday 11 October Glyndebourne will again open its doors to young people and their companions for a peek behind the scenes into the workings of our world-class opera house. Learn more about the different
Full details of dining options, including Tour 2014 menus, wine lists and booking forms, will be available online at diningatglyndebourne.com from June 2014. A copy of the dining options will also be sent out with your tickets.
crafts and skills involved in staging an opera, and explore some of the backstage areas usually hidden away to the public.
The gardens
FREE to all family ticket holders for that afternoon’s performance of La traviata (see page 12 for details), our Family Day will also include pre-performance activities ideal for those aged eight and above and their carers, providing an energetic introduction to the opera. Places are free but ticketed and must be reserved in advance.
Weather depending, take advantage of the Glyndebourne gardens: stroll around the lake, contemplate the Downs and enjoy the gardens’ blend of formal and natural landscapes. The gardens are open two hours before the start of the performance to opera ticket holders only.
To book your places or for more detailed information about the Family Day, visit glyndebourne.com/families
Photo: Leigh Simpson
Photo: James Bellorini
Enhance your night out by dining at Glyndebourne either before or after the performance (depending on the performance start time). With a choice of restaurants managed by Leith’s, there are a range of options to suit all tastes and budgets.
Glyndebourne shop Remember your visit to Glyndebourne or make an early start on your Christmas shopping – for an exclusive selection of luxurious gifts and souvenirs visit the Glyndebourne shop, open two hours before each performance, during the interval and after the performance. A smaller selection of items is also available to purchase online at glyndebourne.com
Also during Tour 2014…
Performances for Schools DISCOVER MORE AT HOME
Listen or watch in advance through the Glyndebourne label The Turn of the Screw is available on CD and DVD – a great way to prepare for your Tour 2014 visit at home.
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glyndebourne.com and beyond Our website is constantly being updated and is the central place to go for all the latest news and information about Tour 2014. You can find an expanding library of audio and video material, behind-thescenes documentaries, blogs from artists and opportunities to share your views. You can also keep up-to-date and join the conversation with us on Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo, Pinterest and YouTube.
Photo: David Illman
All recording or filming on the Glyndebourne label – our extraordinarily rich catalogue of both archive and contemporary productions – is available to buy through the Glyndebourne shop, in person or online at glyndebourne.com. Selected recordings are also available through iTunes.
At Glyndebourne, Canterbury, Norwich, Milton Keynes, Plymouth and Stoke-on-Trent In our visits across the country Glyndebourne is committed to nurturing audiences of all ages. Following the growing success of Performances for Schools, during Tour 2014 we will be offering secondary school students the opportunity to see world-class opera at a fraction of the price of a standard ticket. We also provide teachers with the resources to prepare students for their visit. If you are a teacher or parent and would like to know more, visit glyndebourne.com/schools
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After three weeks of performances at home, Glyndebourne hits the road... Bookings for any Tour performance can be made via glyndebourne.com Bookings by telephone for other locations should be made direct with the performance venue.
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Lewes
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Woking, New Victoria Theatre 0844 871 7645
28 Oct – 1 Nov
Tuesday 28 Oct Wednesday 29 Oct Thursday 30 Oct
La finta giardiniera La traviata The Turn of the Screw
7.15pm 7.15pm 7.15pm
Friday 31 Oct Saturday 1 Nov
La finta giardiniera La traviata
7.15pm 7.15pm
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Getting to Glyndebourne By train Travel by train and take advantage of our shuttle coach service which runs between Lewes station and Glyndebourne before and after all Tour performances. The coach departs from the station one hour before the performance starts and returns approximately 15 minutes after its end. To maintain this as a complimentary service, we are sorry but it is not possible to use the coach service on the journey back to Lewes if you have not used the service to travel to Glyndebourne. A shuttle ticket will be issued when you board the coach at Lewes train station and covers the journey to and from Glyndebourne. Lewes has excellent rail connections from London Victoria and across the South East, and all performances finish in time for you to return to London by train if necessary.
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By car Sat Nav postcode: BN8 5UU Parking in our large on-site car park is free. Please see page 11 if you have access requirements and wish to reserve a parking space close to the auditorium. Electric cars can be re-charged during a performance. Please contact the Box Office to arrange this in advance. From overseas The nearest international airport to Glyndebourne is London Gatwick. There are direct train connections to Lewes from the airport terminal. Visit nationalrail.co.uk for full service details. Where to stay Visit glyndebourne.com to find local accommodation listings. Lewes Tourist Information Centre also publishes a list of accommodation at visitsussex.org
Canterbury, The Marlowe Theatre 01227 787 787 Tuesday 4 Nov Wednesday 5 Nov Thursday 6 Nov Friday 7 Nov Saturday 8 Nov
La finta giardiniera La traviata La finta giardiniera The Turn of the Screw La traviata
Norwich, Theatre Royal 01603 630 000 Tuesday 11 Nov Wednesday 12 Nov Thursday 13 Nov Friday 14 Nov Saturday 15 Nov
La finta giardiniera La traviata La finta giardiniera The Turn of the Screw La traviata
Milton Keynes Theatre 0844 871 7652 Tuesday 18 Nov Wednesday 19 Nov Thursday 20 Nov Friday 21 Nov Saturday 22 Nov
La finta giardiniera La traviata La finta giardiniera The Turn of the Screw La traviata
Plymouth, Theatre Royal 01752 267 222 Tuesday 25 Nov Wednesday 26 Nov Thursday 27 Nov Friday 28 Nov Saturday 29 Nov
La finta giardiniera La traviata La finta giardiniera The Turn of the Screw La traviata
Stoke-on-Trent, Regent Theatre 0844 871 7649 Tuesday 9 Dec Wednesday 10 Dec
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4 – 8 Nov 7.15pm 7.15pm 2.00pm 7.15pm 7.15pm 11 – 15 Nov 7.15pm 7.15pm 2.00pm 7.15pm 7.15pm
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Pre-performance talk, free but ticketed Children’s ticket prices available Special ticket prices and priority access for schools, visit glyndebourne.com/schools for more information For details of cinema screenings in each location visit glyndebourne.com All information in this brochure is correct at the time of going to press. Some cast and/or creative teams may change before or during the run of any opera due to unforeseen circumstances. All changes will be correct on our website at all times.
18 – 22 Nov 7.15pm 7.15pm 2.00pm 7.15pm 7.15pm
Wherever you join us, we look forward to welcoming you.
25 – 29 Nov 7.15pm 7.15pm 2.00pm 7.15pm 7.15pm 9 & 10 Dec 7.15pm 7.15pm
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October 2014 Date
Opera
Time
Saturday 4
La traviata
4.00pm
Sunday 5
La finta giardiniera
4.00pm
Tuesday 7
La traviata
7.00pm
Thursday 9
La finta giardiniera
7.00pm
Saturday 11
La traviata
4.00pm
Sunday 12
Cinema screening at Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s @ Komedia, Brighton: The Cunning Little Vixen
4.00pm
Friday 17
La traviata
7.00pm
Saturday 18
The Turn of the Screw
4.00pm
Sunday 19
La finta giardiniera
4.00pm
Tuesday 21
The Turn of the Screw
7.00pm
Wednesday 22
La traviata
4.00pm
Thursday 23
La finta giardiniera
4.00pm
Friday 24
The Turn of the Screw
7.00pm
Saturday 25
La traviata
4.00pm
Sunday 26
Cinema screening at The Picture House Uckfield: The Cunning Little Vixen
3.00pm
Pre-performance talk available, see page 15 for details Study event available, see page 15 for details Family Day: specially priced childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tickets and family-friendly events available for this performance, see page 12 for details Early mid-week start time
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Cover: The Turn of the Screw Festival 2011, photo: Alastair Muir | Design: Kate Benjamin
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